2020 POY/CPOY/MultiMedia Results

Winners Gallery

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Judges:
Cara Owsley, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Kent Nishimura, The Los Angeles Times
Rachel Woolf, independent visual journalist

Photographer of the Year
Winner – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
Runner up – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star
Second Runner up – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance

Best of Show
Marlena Sloss, The Herald

MultiMedia Winners
1st Place – Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star White River
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star Jacob Linky
3rd Place – Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star Abigail
Honorable Mention – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star Careless

College POY
Winner – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State
Runner up – Jacob Musselman, Ball State

Sports POY
Winner – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Runner up – Grace Hollars, Indianapolis Star
Second Runner up – AJ Mast, Independent PhotoJournalist
Honorable Mention – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune

Community Awareness
Winner – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
Runner up – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Second Runner up – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star

General News
1st Place – Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Doug McSchooler, Freelance
3rd Place – Nikolas Frazier, Journal & Courier
Honorable Mention – Macabe Brown, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
Honorable Mention – Samantha Owens, Courier & Press

Spot News
1st Place – Timothy Bath, Kokomo Tribune
2nd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
3rd Place – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Honorable Mention – Macabe Brown, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
Honorable Mention – Timothy Bath, Kokomo Tribune

News Story
1st Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – AJ Mast, Independent PhotoJournalist

CPOY News
1st Place – Carl Cote, Indiana University
2nd Place – Carl Cote, Indiana University

Feature
1st Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
2nd Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
3rd Place – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Honorable Mention – Doug McSchooler, Freelance
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star

Feature Story
1st Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
2nd Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
3rd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star

CPOY Feature
1st Place – Anna Tiplick, Indiana University
2nd Place – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State
3rd Place – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State
Honorable Mention – Anna Tiplick, Indiana University
Honorable Mention – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State

Sports Action
1st Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
2nd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
3rd Place – Joseph Garza, Tribune Star
Honorable Mention – AJ Mast, Independent PhotoJournalist
Honorable Mention – Grace Hollars, Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Joseph Garza, Tribune Star
Honorable Mention – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune

CPOY Multiple
1st Place – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State
2nd Place – Jacob Musselman, Ball State
3rd Place – Kristen Triplett, Ball State
Honorable Mention – Carl Cote, Indiana University

Sports Feature
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
3rd Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star

Sports Story
1st Place – Denny Simmons, Courier & Press
2nd Place – Doug McSchooler, Freelance
3rd Place – Kelly Lafferty, Kokomo Tribune

CPOY Sports
1st Place – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State
2nd Place – Jacob Musselman, Ball State
3rd Place – Rebecca Slezak, Ball State

Portrait Personality
1st Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
2nd Place – Marlena Sloss, The Herald
3rd Place – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan, Freelance
Honorable Mention – Samantha Owens, Courier & Press

CPOY Portrait
1st Place – Kristen Triplett, Ball State
2nd Place – Kristen Triplett, Ball State
3rd Place – Kristen Triplett, Ball State

Pictorial
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Joseph Garza, Tribune Star
Honorable Mention – Michael Caterina, South Bend Tribune
Honorable Mention – Samantha Owens, Courier & Press